Ichiyanagi, Toshi : Inter Konzert
Work Overview
First Publisher：Schott
Instrumentation：Piano Solo
Genre：character pieces
Total Playing Time：12 min 00 sec
Copyright：Under Copyright Protection
Additional Notes：出版：ショット・ミュージック
Commentary (2)
Author : Sudoh, Eiko
Last Updated: April 24, 2018
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Author : Sudoh, Eiko
《Inter-Concerto》is a three-movement work, commissioned and premiered by pianist Izumi Shimura, and unveiled in Tokyo in 1987. Ichiyanagi's compositional style underwent a significant transformation in the 1980s, evolving from his 1960s and 70s period influenced by American avant-garde music. This was due to his assimilation and absorption of avant-garde music, leading him to establish his unique concept of "musical space." This work was written precisely during the period when this concept was becoming established as his own compositional language.
1. Premonition (approx. 4 minutes)
While the right hand's identical repetition (A-E-F#-B-D) forms a serene sonic space, the left hand freely and vigorously weaves a completely different sonic space. Midway, a violent passage marked “Più Mosso (violently)” suddenly appears, but it quickly returns to the original identical repetition, and the coexistence of the two serene spaces ultimately merges.
2. Beyond Silence (Adagio molto sotto voce et espressivo, approx. 4.5 minutes)
The identical repetition disappears, and various sonic spaces are faintly and quietly formed across a wide range spanning four staves. The distinctive opening phrase, appearing in various forms throughout, and groups of sixteenth notes occasionally inserted with tempo fluctuations, create a sense of time being cultivated.
3. Movement (Allegro Molto, approx. 3 minutes)
In stark contrast to the preceding movements, a boundless sonic motion unfolds. As the two energetic opening passages fluidly proliferate, a stagnant middle section featuring a drone in the middle register is interspersed. Finally, just as the identical repetition from the first movement briefly reappears, the curtain dramatically closes.
Author : Sudoh, Eiko
Last Updated: April 24, 2018
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Author : Sudoh, Eiko
Commissioned and premiered by pianist Izumi Shimura, “Inter Konzert” which has three movements, was published in Tokyo in 1987. In the 1980s, Ichiyanagi’s style changed from the 1960s and 1970s when he was influenced by American avant-garde music, and established a unique concept, “music as a spatial art”. This work was written at the time when the concept was established as his own language for composition.
I. Premonition (about 4 minutes)
While the right-hand repeats the same phrase (A-E-Fis-H-D) to produce quiet sound space, the left hand produces totally different sound space freely. Along the way, there suddenly appears a rough scene instructed as “Più Mosso (violently)”. But immediately, it returns as before, and the two spaces finally fuse.
II. Stillness Far Beyond (Adagio molto sotto voce et espressivo, about 4.5 minutes)
Repeating of the same phrase disappears, and various sound spaces are formed quietly in a wide range of music that contains four staves. A characteristic phrase appearing everywhere and a group of sixteenth notes accompanying the tempo rubato, brings the sense of fostering the time.
III. Movement (Allegro Molt, about 3 minutes)
In this movement, which is totally different from the last movement, sounds jump in all directions. After the two energetic phrases at the beginning are growing fluidly, the middle part comes, with full stagnation. Finally, the same phrase as the first movement appears for the moment, and after that, this piece ends dramatically.